08-14-2008, 11:10 AM
A Lake Superior scene of a Chinook salmon caught on a fly will be featured on Minnesota's 2009 Trout and Salmon Stamp. Timothy Turenne of Richfield painted the winning acrylic design. This is the first time Turenne has won the Trout and Salmon Stamp contest.
Turenne chose to paint a Lake Superior scene with a Chinook salmon because he enjoyed fishing for salmon on the Great Lakes with his father. Turenne has previously won the 2006 Maryland Black Bear Conservation Stamp, 2007 Minnesota Turkey Stamp, and the 2008 Colorado Habitat Stamp competitions.
The design was selected from among 21 entries in this year's Trout and Salmon Stamp Contest, held Aug. 7 at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Headquarters in St. Paul. Other finalists were Todd Groess, Stillwater; Stephen Hamrick, Lakeville; William J. Kane Jr., Little Canada; and Dale P. Knaffle, Silver Bay.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), which conducts the annual stamp contest, offers no prizes. The winner, however, retains reprint reproduction rights to the work, which is usually reproduced as a limited edition wildlife print.
A Minnesota Trout and Salmon Stamp is required for those who fish in designated trout streams, designated trout lakes, Lake Superior, or who possess trout and salmon. Anglers must also purchase a Minnesota fishing license.
The DNR sells approximately 95,000 stamps every year. The 2009 trout stamp will cost $10, with proceeds going toward trout stream habitat restoration projects, stocking trout, purchasing angling easements, and the management of Lake Superior, according to Mark Ebbers, DNR Fisheries Trout and Salmon Program consultant.
Judges were Chris Niskanen, St. Paul Pioneer Press; Andrew Simons, University of Minnesota; Vic Stark, Lake Superior Steeelhead Association; Lisa Belak, ARTpartner services LLC; Jason Abraham, DNR Fish and Wildlife Division, season management specialist.
Turenne chose to paint a Lake Superior scene with a Chinook salmon because he enjoyed fishing for salmon on the Great Lakes with his father. Turenne has previously won the 2006 Maryland Black Bear Conservation Stamp, 2007 Minnesota Turkey Stamp, and the 2008 Colorado Habitat Stamp competitions.
The design was selected from among 21 entries in this year's Trout and Salmon Stamp Contest, held Aug. 7 at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Headquarters in St. Paul. Other finalists were Todd Groess, Stillwater; Stephen Hamrick, Lakeville; William J. Kane Jr., Little Canada; and Dale P. Knaffle, Silver Bay.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), which conducts the annual stamp contest, offers no prizes. The winner, however, retains reprint reproduction rights to the work, which is usually reproduced as a limited edition wildlife print.
A Minnesota Trout and Salmon Stamp is required for those who fish in designated trout streams, designated trout lakes, Lake Superior, or who possess trout and salmon. Anglers must also purchase a Minnesota fishing license.
The DNR sells approximately 95,000 stamps every year. The 2009 trout stamp will cost $10, with proceeds going toward trout stream habitat restoration projects, stocking trout, purchasing angling easements, and the management of Lake Superior, according to Mark Ebbers, DNR Fisheries Trout and Salmon Program consultant.
Judges were Chris Niskanen, St. Paul Pioneer Press; Andrew Simons, University of Minnesota; Vic Stark, Lake Superior Steeelhead Association; Lisa Belak, ARTpartner services LLC; Jason Abraham, DNR Fish and Wildlife Division, season management specialist.